diff --git a/aos/BUILD b/aos/BUILD
index 294b218..da103d4 100644
--- a/aos/BUILD
+++ b/aos/BUILD
@@ -328,17 +328,6 @@
     ],
 )
 
-cc_binary(
-    name = "core",
-    srcs = [
-        "core.cc",
-    ],
-    deps = [
-        ":init",
-        "//aos/util:run_command",
-    ],
-)
-
 cc_library(
     name = "make_unique",
     hdrs = [
diff --git a/aos/core.cc b/aos/core.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3af3270..0000000
--- a/aos/core.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <sys/select.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "aos/init.h"
-#include "aos/util/run_command.h"
-
-// Initializes shared memory. This is the only file that will create the shared
-// memory file if it doesn't already exist (and set everything up).
-//
-// Will also touch the file given as a first argument.
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  aos::InitCreate();
-
-  if (argc > 1) {
-    const int result = ::aos::util::RunCommand(
-        (std::string("touch '") + argv[1] + "'").c_str());
-    if (result == -1 || !WIFEXITED(result) || WEXITSTATUS(result) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "`touch '%s'` failed; result = %x\n", argv[1], result);
-      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-  }
-
-  select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);  // wait forever
-  aos::Cleanup();
-}